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1 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) namáhavý, úmorný, ťažký2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) otravný* * *• škodlivý• tažký• rozculujúci• otravný• namáhavý -
2 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) spojiť sa s2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) dostať* * *• zmocnit sa -
3 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) pokúsiť sa2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) skúsiť3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) súdiť4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) pokúšať, napínať2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) pokus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) pokus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *• vyriešit• zúcastnit sa procesu• snažit sa• skúsit• spôsobit námahu• uchádzat sa• prepúštat• prejednávat• byt zatažkavácou skúškou• rozhodnút sa• pokus• pokúsit sa• namáhat sa• obhajovat -
4 abstemious
[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) striedmy- abstemiousness* * *• zdržanlivý• striedmy• odriekavý -
5 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) zbierať2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) zastaviť sa (po)•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) družstvo- collector* * *• vyzdvihnút• zbierat• zhromaždit• zberat• sústredit• sústredovat• inkasovat -
6 cure
[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) (vy)liečiť2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) vyliečiť3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) konzervovať2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) liek- curable- curative* * *• vulkanizácia• údit• duchovná starostlivost• diéta• liecenie• liecit• konzervovat• liek• liecba• nasálat -
7 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) utlmiť, zmierniť2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) tlmiť, mierniť* * *• stlmit• uhasit -
8 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) návnada* * *• vlákat• vnadidlo• zvieracia atrapa• provokatér• pasca• lákat• lákadlo• nalákat• návnada -
9 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) opustiť2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) zbehnúť•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) púšť; púšťový* * *• zásluha• dezertovat• púšt• pustý• opustit• neobývaný -
10 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) (na)kresliť2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) vytiahnuť, pritiahnuť, ťahať3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) vzdialiť sa; blížiť sa4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) remízovať5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) poberať6) (to open or close (curtains).) roztiahnuť; zatiahnuť7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritiahnuť2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) remíza2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcia3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) žrebovanie4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) tasenie (zbrane)•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *• vydat• vybrat peniaze• zatiahnut• zostrojovat• rysovat• tahat• capovat• remíza• kreslit• losovat• nerozhodná hra• nerozhodný výsledok -
11 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) úsilie2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) úsilie, snaha3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) pokus•- effortlessly* * *• snaha• usilovat• úsilie• program• program prací• námaha -
12 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) vo forme, fit2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) vhodný, schopný2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) pristať (o šatách)3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) hodiť sa, pristať2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) hodiť sa (na), byť vhodný3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) namontovať4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) vybaviť•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) vybavenie2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) skúška•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) záchvat2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) záchvat•* * *• v dobrej kondícii• vhodný• uviest v súlad• vziat mieru• záchvat• vybavit• vyskúšat si• zdravý• zariadit• zodpovedat• zmontovanie• sediet• spev• schopný• slušný• spôsobilý• správny• upravit• urobit schopným• uloženie• urobit spôsobilým• pripravit sa pre štúdium• pripravený• príbeh• premontovat• prispôsobenie• prispôsobit• fazóna• hodit sa• byt vhodný• byt v súlade• byt fit• balada• rozmar• piesen• padnút• padnút comu• krcovito• lícovanie• krc• kvalifikovat• nával• nastavit• nasadit• namontovat• nesústavne• nárazovo• opatrit -
13 fume
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14 futility
[-'ti-]noun (uselessness: He realized the futility of trying to continue his journey.) zbytočnosť* * *• márnost• nicotnost -
15 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) zovšeobecniť2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) hovoriť všeobecne* * *• všeobecne zaviest• všeobecne aplikovat• vyvodit všeobecné závery• znázornit v hrubých rysoch• zovšeobecnit• zovšeobecnovat• sprístupnit• generalizovat• popularizovat -
16 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) hádať; odhadnúť2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) myslieť (si)2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) tušenie- anybody's guess* * *• uhádnut• tušit• hádat• dohad• mysliet• odhad -
17 hindrance
[-drəns]noun (a person, thing etc that hinders: I know you are trying to help but you're just being a hindrance.) prekážka* * *• prekážka -
18 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) hodina2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hodina, chvíľa•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour* * *• hodina -
19 like mad
(wildly, desperately, very quickly etc: struggling/trying/running like mad.) ako blázon* * *• zúrivo• divo• prudko -
20 meddle
['medl](to interfere: She was always trying to meddle.) miešať sa- meddler- meddlesome* * *• zastariet sa• zapliest sa• zamiešat sa• stariet sa• pliest sa• miešat sa• neoprávnene zasahovat
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